Hey guys. I think it depends on whether the brakes are Huck or Bendix. My 49 has Huck, and the sensible method of removing brake drums: two flat-head screws hold them to the hubs. My shop manual is for a 54, which has Bendix. They use the questionable rivet-and-press-the-drums-on method, so total disassembly of the hub is required just to check the shoes....
Yes, I'm prejudiced. I don't think there was any good reason to make the brakes so difficult to service.
Current fleet (subject to change w/o notice) \'49 GMC 3/4-Ton , 60 Austin Healey Frog-eye Sprite (some assembly required), 2011 Dodge Avenger, 2015 Jeep Cherokee. No, they don't all run. My other ride is a (B737)no, (B767)no, A320.... Update... was Embraer E190, now Boeing B787. Knowledge is a wonderful thing, but ignorance means you don't know you can't do something.
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